P. O. Box - Rochester (14692) Mystery Cache
P. O. Box - Rochester (14692)
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The posted coordinates are for the Post Office. The cache is NOT in or next to the building. The cache will be within walking distance or only a short drive from the Post Office.
This cache series is being extended and was originally developed by Maryland cacher mdsurveyor. With his kind permission and help, I am continuing the concept to include more locations.
A simple puzzle once you learn how to apply the sets of three numbers and some simple math.
To find the cache location, use the (Grid:Row:Column) format. At this post office, a group of boxes surrounded by a black border is considered a Grid. (Each wall of P. O. Boxes, therefore, may contain multiple grids.) The box number in the top, right hand corner is used to name the grid. Once you have found the correct starting point, count from top to bottom for the Rows and from left to right for the Columns.
Each set of brackets {} represents a portion of the coordinates. The asterisk (*) stands for multiplication; the slash (/) stands for division.
N {43 0} {((G92051:R2:C5) / 2 - (G20481:R6:C3) * 2) / 1000}
W {77 3} {((G20291:R8:C3) - 8) / 4000}
The Post Office lobby is open 24/7. I tried my best to make this winter accessible without it being a parking lot hide (although there is parking available VERY close by). During the winter months you may have to make your way through some snow, but the cache itself should be free and clear. Please exercise a bit of stealth near the final. The container blended in pretty well, so I bumped the difficulty up a notch from my other P. O. Box cache. BYOP.
If this is your first "P. O. Box" cache, please visit the first in the series, P. O. Box – Bel Air (GC1BF0T), for more details.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Congratulations to canal1 for the FTF!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
3/6/2022: Uvqqra nobhg jnvfg uvtu nobhg gjb guveqf bs gur jnl "bhg". Lbh znl fcbg jung'f ubyqvat vg va cynpr svefg orsber gur pnpur vgfrys.
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